Your Favorite White Boy

Ever since 50 Cent declared his next target would be one Shawn Carter, fans have been clamoring for the rap beef of the century. Bloggers have speculated that given 50’s ruthless nature in battle mode; its easy to see how Curtis would be one of the most formidable opponents Hov has ever faced.

Even though the list was announced a while ago, the hard copy of XXL’s latest issue, featuring the top 100 hip-hop blog sites, hit the racks this week.  Its a pretty good list – much more authentic than the widely dismissed VIBE list from a number of months earlier – and there are a lot [...]

With Haiku Mixtape Review, we will use the ancient japanese poetry structure to review the latest mixtape joints to hit the street. Knowledge and insight for your consideration – in a tasty little 5-7-5 format.

The next episode: Lupe Fiasco’s “Enemy Of The State”

Now before all the purists get bent out of shape, I’ll be clear and direct.  I love Primo.  He is hip-hop.   But in reading the review of Rakim Allah’s new album over at Nappy Afro and not seeing Primo’s name in the production credits, it made me wonder: why aren’t we seeing (well, hearing) [...]

One of hip hop’ favorite debating topics are if/when a given rapper has fallen off.  There are many (supposed) cases of artists that started strong, even coming to dominate the entire industry, but then eventually fade – either through their own complacency or because they fell victim to the rapidly changing hip-hop soundscape. But one [...]

Let me get a little philosophical, if I may.  With the flurry of activity over the last week with new albums dropping like bombs on Afghanistan, it got me thinking about what motivates your favorite rapper to pick up the mantle and embark on a risky career of uncertainty, fleeting fame and more often than [...]

In an ongoing effort to provide value to readers and the very lazy, YFWB presents the “The Streets Say”: a summary of reviews and views from around the raposphere on the hottest hip-hop LPs and mixtapes. If you want your review included, hit me up. The Streets Say: 4 out of 5 HipHopDX (4 out [...]